Alphabet's X moonshot lab spins out Anori with $26M to automate building permit approvals

Alphabet's X moonshot lab spun out Anori as an independent company with $26 million in funding to automate building permit approvals, TechCrunch reported. Anori uses AI to process and evaluate construction permitting paperwork, a process that typically takes months. The system reads architectural plans, checks them against building codes, and flags compliance issues automatically. Building permit delays add billions in costs to the US construction industry annually.